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No ration sans Aadhaar card, says AP minister

VIJAYAWADA: AP civil supplies minister Paritala Suneetha on Saturday said the state government will not provide ration to beneficiaries if they fail to submit Aadhaar enrolment numbers to fair price shop dealers.

Without specifying the deadline for enrolment, the minister said that Aadhaar card would be made mandatory for all state-funded welfare schemes. She directed district officials to complete the enrolment of families for Aadhaar cards and link up the data with ration cards by August 26.

Reviewing the performance of the civil supplies department with officials here on Saturday, Suneetha asked the fair price shop dealers to collect Aadhaar proof from cardholders and submit the same to the department.

"We will not release ration to cardholders in future if they are not willing to part with their Aadhaar information. The district collectors have been directed to complete the Aadhaar enrolment by this month-end," said Suneetha.

The government is planning to revamp 'Amma Hastham' programme by adding a few more essential commodities to the list of items supplied under it.